TexasTigress
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so, I learned yesterday that evidently the person who "tightened" the oil drain plug on my new pony, a 2005 ABS Feejer, has earned a position in the subspecies known as "Animals with Tools."
My baby was on her center stand, oil tub at the ready underneath.
I had my sheet of aluminum foil all smartly torn and folded neatly as a cover for the body parts (and a spare one as a skull cap to keep the axis of evil from sending more dangerous microwaves to my brain).
I had my Jug O'Oil handy. I had my (uggh) yammie filter and two nuts to crush (sorry guys, it's a habit).
I had my new Craftsman wrench to measure how torqued I would get during the job ......
The oil filter came off easily with the cap wench, er... I mean wrench.
But the friggin drain plug would not budge, despite all the muskle I could collect.
I kept the oil collection tub in its spot under my baby, resisted the urge to drop a lighter into the gas tank, collected all my items, and went inside.
This morning I was able to calmly (okay, kind of) whack the wrench with my pinger (a.k.a. a "hammer") and the wrench finally moved! Tonight when I get home from work I will finish the job.
But geez, Thelma and Louise, is this the sort of experience I should expect on all the damned bolts and nuts and fruits with this machine ?
Does everyone at the factory use air tools ? :angry: